Working with investors: Creating value through the lifespan of your investment... and beyond.
Investor-literate
With nearly 20 years spent partnering with Private Equity and Venture Capital investors, we understand your priorities, pain points & value levers.
We have an innate understanding of the particular dynamics of investor-backed & growth-stage companies: the emphasis on dynamic change and growth, as well as a razor-sharp focus on value creation and realisation in a swift time frame.
Given this background, we have built a service offering to support you and your investee companies through the complete lifecycle of an investment from pre-deal to exit.
In addition, we can support you in building out your own bench-strength in terms of Advisors & seasoned Operators, such as Operating Partners, & geographical, functional or vertical sector advisors.
Our offering
Pre-deal Services
We work extensively in the pre-deal stage to help identify and qualify potential investments:
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Introduction of specialist advisors for technical & commercial DD;
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Identification of deal & sector advisors;
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Review of existing team, risks and areas to strengthen;
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Identification / Build-out of Board & Exec team pre-close of deal.
Team build-outs
Assess and strengthen the Leadership team to maximise growth & value creation:
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Right-shape the team to suit the growth ambitions & strategy of the business;
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Build a professional Board;
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Scale up the capabilities, seniority and breadth of functional specialism with the team;
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Add pertinent growth-stage and international experience.
Preparation for exit
Partner with you to prepare the business for exit and the next leg of its journey:
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Ensure you have a Board, CFO & team who will be able to position and guide the business through a successful exit process;
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Consider succession planning to ensure the team is future proofed and derisked (allowing for departures & continuity at the end of a deal cycle).
Advisory capability
Within the investment team build out strategic and operational capability:
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Add functional or vertical specialists to your organisation in an Advisory or Operating Partner capacity;
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Extend your network with proactive introductions to Executives, Board Members, Advisors and potential deal opportunities.